A woman working with Project Veritas falsely claimed to The Post that Roy Moore, a Republican Senate candidate, had impregnated her as a teenager. Fortunately for The Post, the woman’s unsubstantiated account did not meet the paper’s journalistic standards, and the attempt backfired. Unfortunately, however, the sting attempt was an affront to sexual assault survivors.

In creating a false sexual assault story, Project Veritas discredits real victims of sexual assault. False accusations like the one Project Veritas tried to fabricate result in real victims and their stories being treated with suspicion and doubt.

It’s hard enough for victims to courageously come forward and relive their experiences. It’s even harder to come forward when people doubt these stories.